Finally, it's Athena! Called Minerva by some, this goddess of wisdom and war (among other portfolios - she is multiply talented) was one of the first two Greek gods to come out, and like Zeus she's a winner! Here in the first photo-
"Ahem, Maccy, haven't you forgotten something?"
Er, what's that I hear? A complaint from the peanut gallery?
"You've forgotten something. You told us that Venus was the only pagan deity to be featured in an 80s hit single - namely Bananarama's 'Venus' which was released on 19 May 1986 and which hit number one in multiple countries."
Yes, and?
"But what about The Who's lead single off their album
It's Hard, entitled 'Athena' and released on 4 September 1982 - it hit the top 40 in the US and UK. Surely that rates as a second pagan deity 80s hit?"
If you go back and read what I actually wrote, you'll see I clearly said "the only pagan divinity to have appeared in an eighties hit single by
Bananarama" - I specified the group. Just because one other band happened to -
"And what of 'Fred vom Jupiter' by Andreas Dorau & die Marinas, which came out on 1 March 1982? It reached number -"
OK OK SO THERE ARE MULTIPLE 80S HIT SINGLES NAMED AFTER PAGAN DEITIES. Happy?
"Yes.
"
Ahem, as I was saying, here is Athena:
Resplendent in her gold panoply, she is accompanied by her owl of wisdom and her snake of, er...other wisdom. Her sari is a nice saffron color that works well with the gold.
Stripped of her finery, she appeareth thus:
Note that she is barefoot, like Aphrodite!
A closeup of the detailing on her dress. Looks great!
She's got a nice set of gear, with her helmet and spear in that bright new gold.
And the shield too! Enough can't be said about it. Historical yet fun, it is a triumph of the Playmodesigner's art!
That's Athena! Like Zeus she was done pretty much perfectly. An absolute knockout of a klicky. Thank you PM!
